Thing that makes me feel the best about this game is that we should be able to put pressure on their QB only bringing 3-4 guys, leaving plenty of guys to cover. Their OL is not great and Winovich and Gary should both have big games.

QB: B? Lots of questions but at least they have some experience coming back.

RB: A. Scott will play in the NFL, and Holmes and London are above-average B1G backups.

FB: No idea.

WR: D. No experience, and Layne moved to DB.

TE: B. Sokol is a solid B1G TE.

OL: D+. Would be a straight D if it weren't for Brian Allen. Chewins appears to struggle maintaining weight worse than Pat Massey.

Overall, some good pieces, but football is a game where a huge weak spot hurts everything else. A bad OL will make life tough on the RBs and the QB, especially without established WRs. Wouldn't be shocked to see Sokol lead the team in receptions.

DE: D. Cooper needs to step up and take a starting spot. Willekes and Alexander will not bring much of any pass rush.

DT: B+. Other than RB, this is probably the strongest spot on the team. Both are solid B1G starters, and Owens and Jones are solid space-eating backups.

LB: B. Good experience but no real stars. Could look good if the DTs hold up.

S: D. Struggled last year, and these guys don't project to be much better.

CB: D. Same as safety.

Overall, a team that should struggle against teams that can throw, as consistent organic pass rush should be tough and the secondary will struggle. Should be ok against teams who want to run up the gut.

2013, I attended the Florida @ LSU game in Baton Rouge with some buddies. After, we were in a bar and I watched the utterly awful ending to the 2013 M @ PSU game when Brendan Gibbons missed the game winning FG. I was pretty drunk by that point and found myself getting far too into the game, watching it on a tiny corner TV in a bar, with only an OSU fan buddy with me. After that ended, my OSU buddy was like, "dude, what is wrong with you guys?"

Seems likely that they will only take 2 combo forwards, so if Johns commits, that means it's either/or for Hunter and Bradzeikis. Not a terrible spot to be in - we're in the top group for both but not a clear leader for either, so it's risky to depend on getting them both.

Question for the cord cutters - my cable/internet bill has a pretty low headline number (like $89/month) but then they add all those extraneous fees and taxes on there, so in actuality it's like $120/month.

When Vue says $45/month, do they mean $45 plus fees & taxes, or is it truly only $45?

Yes, he has 119 fouls in 630 minutes, so 5.7 fouls per 30 minutes. Hopefully we can go right at him with Moe early and get him out. That would go a long way towards controlling the boards and keeping them in check on offense.

Derrick Alexander and David Terrell were both ranked the #1 receiver in their respective classes. I believe Marquise Walker was #2 that year, too, so with Terrell and Walker we had the #1 and #2 ranked guys.

I know a player on a different B1G team and this sounds about right. They also have access to the "training table" basically all hours of the day, which is stocked with healthy options - chicken, fish, rice, fruit, veggies, etc. Eggs at breakfast for sure. A few desserts now and again, but most guys keep that to a minimum.

I believe D1 scholarship kids also get some kind of stipend which I assume most spend on eating out (or beer...they are college kids).

Seems to me that there are four things you want when finding a head coach:

1) Be the face of the program/set the culture/etc

2) Recruiting

3) Player development

4) In-game tactical decision making

#1 is somewhat of a personal preference thing, but I think we can all agree that internally, JH has done an excellent job of instilling a sense of meritocracy, toughness and accountability. I can't speak to how JF has done with that at PSU.

#3 - We seem to be doing well in this regard. Examples of kids who didn't do anything under BH and are now real contributors with NFL potentail are common. From an outside perspective, it does not seem like this is true of PSU.